Forces
Forces... with MATH
Newton's Laws
Vocabulary
Potpourri
100
This is the scientific unit for force.
What is a Newton?
100
The net force when two forces are balanced
What is 0 N?
100
This is the mathematical form of Newton's 2nd Law of Motion.
What is F = m * a?
100
A squeezing force
What is compression?
100
This is the best team at Breakthrough.
What is the Big Green?
200
This is the force that occurs when a car skids on the road.
What is sliding friction?
200
There is a 10 N force left and a 30 N force left on an object. This is the net force.
What is 40 N?
200
Newton's 1st Law of Motion says this, in scientific words.
What is "an object at rest stays at rest and a moving object stays moving in a straight line at constant speed if zero force is acting on it"?
200
The laziness of objects
What is inertia?
200
This is the Breakthrough creed. The whole table must say it together correctly.
What is "We are young people who choose to make a difference, pursuing academic success and excellence in all areas of life. We work hard as a family and a team. We are Breakthrough!"?
300
The two aspects of a force you must include when describing it
What are magnitude and direction?
300
This is the force you need to make the net force zero on an object that currently has a 4 N left and a 15 N right force on it.
What is an 11 N left force?
300
Fill in the blanks: For every action there is a _______ and _______ ________.
What is "equal and opposite reaction?"
300
Friction
What is a force that opposes motion?
300
This is the current Billboard #1 song.
What is "Call Me Maybe"?
400
These are the two factors that affect the magnitude of friction between two objects.
What are the type of surface and the magnitude of force pushing the two objects together?
400
A skydiver falls through the air. The net force on him is 300 N downward. The air is pushing him up with a force of 1200 N. This is the skydiver's weight.
What is 1500 N?
400
A 10 kg object is pushed with a force of 50 N and travels 20 m. This is what happens if the mass is doubled and the force stays the same.
What is the distance is cut in half and becomes 10 m?
400
Weight
What is the gravitational force on an object?
400
To get credit, your whole table must sing the chorus of the student song. All the lyrics must be correct and audible.
What is "Oh why is Breakthrough done? But you all will take us higher; we've been inspired and had fun"?
500
These are the two factors that affect the magnitude of gravitational pull between two objects.
What are mass of objects and distance between them?
500
A boy pulls a wagon full of toys. The force between them is 250 N either way. Assume there are no other forces acting. This is the net force on the wagon.
What is 250 N?
500
Thomas and Jorge decide to test their strength using rubber bands. Using their fingers, Thomas stretches his rubber band to 30 cm, while Jorge stretches his rubber band 10 cm. They then tie their rubber bands together and stretch them. This is what happens to the rubber bands.
What is they are stretched out to the same length?
500
Acceleration
What is the rate of change of speed?
500
This is how you spell these two Word Challenge words. You must spell them both correctly for credit.
What are p-o-i-g-n-a-n-t and s-u-p-e-r-f-l-u-o-u-s?
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